Regenerative agriculture is moving from fringe concept to boardroom strategy, but this buzzword remains hotly debated. As governments, agribusinesses, and farmers rally around “soil health” and “regeneration,” hard questions are surfacing: What actually counts as regenerative, who bears the risk of transition, and can these systems truly deliver on climate, yields, and livelihoods at the same time?

This panel examines regenerative agriculture at its inflection point where promise, pitfalls, and politics collide. Conversation will dig into what current soil science and climate economics tell us about the real potential of regenerative practices, and where the evidence is still thin. Panelists will grapple with tensions between incremental improvement and structural change: asking what it would take for regenerative agriculture to move beyond branding and become a pathway to more resilient, equitable farming systems in a warming world.